Eden Mill Nature Committee Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
521781097
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-T 2025
Location
Pylesville, MD, USA
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Recreational l Clubs

Reported finances

Revenue
$78,648
Expenses
$71,011
Assets
$168,051
Liabilities
$2,294

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Paula Harris (President)
  • Veronica Grevey (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Paula Harris (President)
  • Veronica Grevey (Vice President)
  • Emily Stransky (Treasurer)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide the opportunity for all people to develop a greater appreciation and awareness of the natural and historical resources of the area by encouraging their utilization of the facilities and programs established at Eden Mill on Deer Creek.

What it reported doing in 2025

Educational Programs: Eden Mill Nature Center EMNC runs educational programs for children ranging from preschool through high school as well as the community at large. These programs include nature-focused experiences of many types. During 2025 the Center offered programs 170 for 4992 people. EMNC Grist Mill Gardens self-guided visitation: The NC area includes displays of local flora and fauna of the MD piedmont area. The center is set up for visitors to wander through with many interactive experiences. The historic Grist Mill includes original equipment and educational displays. During 2025 2992 people visited the facility. Canoe trips: EMNC is located on Deer Creek and offers canoe programs there including; 1recreational-naturalist led paddling from June through September open to the public 2special trips for schools scouts camps and other groups and 3canoe safety and paddling skills courses for other organizations. In 2025 18 canoe trips were taken by 350 people.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 61% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 54
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 51.1%; rating input score 51
  • Program expense ratio: 58.5%; rating input score 58

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 9.7%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.37; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -3.4% per year; rating input score 0; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.7% per year; rating input score 0; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 51.1% of revenue deployed · 58.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $42K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 51/100.
  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 58/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 24/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.